Lentil Soup

Ingredients

• 2 large carrots
• 2-4 sticks of celery
• 1 yellow or red onion
• 3 or 4 cloves of garlic
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp of basil
• 1 tsp of thyme
• salt & pepper
• 24 oz of diced tomatoes (or 3 roma tomatoes)
• 7 cups of water
• 1.5 cups of green or brown lentils
• 1 lemon
• 4-6 leaves of kale

Instructions

1. Peel carrots, then slice length wise and dice
2. Slice and dice celery
3. Slice and dice onion
4. Place 1 cup of water into pot on medium heat, once warm add veggies
5. Cook veggies for 5 minutes
6. Add the cloves of diced garlic, and spices
7. Cook for another 2 minutes
8. add diced tomatoes, and 6 cups of water
9. Add lentils
10. Stir pot and bring to a boil
11. Then cover pot and let simmer for 25-30 minutes
12. Squeeze lemon juice
13. Chop kale
14. Add lemon juice and kale, then stir for another minute to soften kale

Enjoy